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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-13

Tho Number Of Victims will Never BIO known
KoUTs, 1Np, Oct. IL u. ia about set
tied that no oaa vii! eyer know definitely
how many persoaa peiiohod l.: tie Chica-
cago & Atlantic horror. The csliu,atea
continues TO vary from thirty to ten. Ono
more Of tho victims has been identified.
THOMAS Malone, Of IS Blue Island ayenuo,
Chicago, ,,,a.riysd hero this morning search.
ing for his Sister. nijsst Mslonc, who left
on the train Manday sight ep rou:e f,r
New York. She psrtsi irola hsr tro,her
Thomas at The Gepot in Chicago, and her
last .words were, Good bye. God bless
you" He had a. conversation here to-day
with Joseph AlcCoo, the B1aton man who
escaped 60 ni'seclous'y from tho wreck.
When Mr.. Malone said that bis a;sser sat
two soats tom tho ftou. Of the Gar ea the
side opposite Tho hes.sr, McCool recasa,,
bersd her and at orcs placed her IS the
unkuow1 Irish woman who was burned
to deS!h. Au affecting scsae ensued
when Malone visved tho remains. -ol
! The bodies Of d.. Berry, h;a wife and
child wereso reducsd b; Tho ACTION Of the
aames that they wero EASILY got into 3 bog
about lour feet long by fourteen inches
deep. 3'tlL L5se7 ~ a 4.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-13
THE X. OF L. CONVENTION,
Finances OF the Orlsr-A Black Eye To-
E Cleveland.

. ...N... SAoSGAuuus
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 1.-THE order is
bankrupt. On July lat there were but six
thousand dollars in the treasury, while q
year belo1e there were over one hundred
thousand dollars. Over ono.half million
dollars were received during the year, and
about one hundred thousand dollars since
July Let last, and there are now warrants
drawn in excess Of the amount in the
treasury. EFas TO-.
This information was cleaned from two
delegatea who we're earnestly discussing
the subject while standing on the street
Yesterday, awaiting the arrival OF the
President's procession, and judging from
the earnestness OF their conversation, there
is real foundation for the story SO often
published, of Mr-N1F'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-13

shall, therefore, beg leave to With.
draw our conclusion that the President Ia
not sufficiently sensitive to public ridcuIe
to diecard his Cyclopsdia speeches, now
that their origin ia generally known, a
good deal OF arduous midnight labor goes
for naught, but such Is tho reward Of p,e.
concerted humbux. Mr.. Cleveland has
learned 9 Lesson which he is not likely to
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-13
STATEMENT OF ONE WHO ESCAPED.

One Of the survivors OF the frigh,ful &C.
cident on the Chicago & Atlantic railroad
was q passenger on the Fort Wayne ex-
press No. s, from Chicsgo, which arrived
In this city this morning. He wac q woll
known horse dealer OF Decatur. Ind.
He had eecaped almost niraculously
and proceeded on his journey by going to
Fort Wayne, where he got on tho Fort
Wayne express. -
He told his story in graphic detail to
the passengers on the Fort Wayne Pull
man car last night. Among these wsB
Mr.. J Joseph Hopkins, ol Carmel, Putnam
county, N. Y.
H;s story was that this accident was
even more frightful than had thus far bsen
published. and that it was evident the
railroad cttic!ela were trying hard to cup.
press tho dstai!s of tho occurrence, Tie
express train. ho said, was an hour and a
half behind time. 1t had stopped at q
water station DIX miles beyond the Pau
handle railroad crossing ut kou,z, Ind.
lie Was ia the ordinary day passenger car
ahead Of the sleepers, which were we'll
filled with passengers. The majority Of
VIZ PucSCASC1c AaA uAcu kueElStlE6B
quietly in their seats for q long nights
rido. Some Of them he'd fallen asleep,
while here aud there tho ei!once wss dis
turbed by the low conversation Of cou-
pie who were not disposed to sleep. Sud-
denly there wes terrific crash and the
man from Decatur found himself among
the debsis wedged in against the stove.
At first he found it impossible to release
himself, and while he was held 6 prisoner
be gszsd around upon horriiyipg accns
The cries and groans Of the dying we're so
pitiful, he said, thst as long as he lives he
will never forget the scene. But couple
Of seats ehasd of him he saw a doctor, his
vile aud swo children hcid so fast In the
broken timDers that thsir isto was sealed.
It seemed bat few gecouda til tho
hameB euTrIppsd the failed car and grad.
ually ono by one the ilnprisoned victims
were burned 10 death. The physician
made frantic effort to release himself
and family, but he was overcome by, the
smoke and tlanaa sRd tho entire family
were burned 10 death. The Decatur psp
became dezed, but being ct ons end OF ths
car, managed to eHcspe, Just how he nsver
would be sb!o to explain. Tho hair WAS
burned off the back OF hin head and his
back saa sP.ajped. He considered him
sell among the nalt fortunate to escape
with such slight injuries.
He said that he is positive that there
were twenty persons bur1ed 10 death in
the day coach, and that OF 81! that wers in
it ho was but ons of BIZ who escapsd He
stated that it seemed slmeat marvellous,
but the ma sjority OF tho passengsro in the
sleeping cara escaped nnhuIt. The sleepers
bsing stronger hud been crushed into tho
lighter day coach, and literally cruahsd /.
into atona. ga
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-05

passing through the church, and during
tie forenoon thousands viewed the remains.
The face of the dead man looked life
like aad natural, and there were many sad
scenes and incidents during the day as old
friends looked at the dead man for the last
time. The casket was heavily draped, and
on its lid rested cross of Gala lilies.
special train from Chicago brought
hundreds of people, many of whom could
not get near the church. During the SER
vice the broad avenue was blocked with
dense mass of humanity that had gathered
to pay their last respects to the dead mill
ionaire and citizen. Hundreds of strangers
from over the Northwest and from other
parts of the country were present.
The service was impressively conducted
by Rev. DIR. Keene, Mr.. MitchelPs old
friend and pastor, and Rev. Z. G. Rich
ardson, rector of st. James Church. At
its close q vast funeral cortege formed and
slowly wended its way to Forest Home.
There was no military display, and the
long line that followed the remains was
made up of railroad and othor employees
of the big enterprises of which
Mr.. Mitchell was the head, of old
settlers, and of societies in which he had
long held membership. As the cortege
passed through the Soldiers Home a
guard of 600 old veterans acted as an es-
cort from one gate to the other. At the
grave in Forest Home Cemetery the SER
vice was brief, and was conducted entirely
by DIR. Keene and consisted of the COM
initial and a prayer. All flags over the
city were flying Mt half mast. The stores
and shops closed at noon, aud during the
afternoon business was as entirely sus-
pended as ont the Sabbath.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-05
CLEVELAND AND 'sS.
Senator Vest Details His Conversation with
the President on the Subject.

Senator Vest Details His Conversation with
the President on the Subject.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, when asked
by New York reporter whether or not, as
has been. alleged, he was the western
Senator" referred to in the dispatch to the
st. Louis Republican as the authority for
the statement that President Cleveland
would refuse second term, said:
No. sir. / never said so. never said any,
thing that could reasonably be construed into
any such meaning. Cleveland never told me
he would not accept a denomination, and would
soon cause the publication OF q letter saying so.
After strictly cross-examining myself about all
hnd recently said or done, hit upon an explac
nation OF the matter, and think II is the true
long ago when. in the course Of conversation
about the state of the Democratic party, he de-
clared emphatically that the only ambition
no had was honestly and faithfully TO ad.
minister the affairs Of the Government, that the
people would oleot any Democrat who might bo
nominated I'm 1873. He knew he had been ac.
cused OF selfish motives, but" he added, III
desires. would lay down the Office of Presl-
dent tomorrow" That is all he said.
Well, several weeks after that talk was with
n small company OF Democrats, who were
mostly anti Cleveland. They began criticising
the President for trying TO secure his renomina-
ton and crafty selfish ambition. And whom
i heard this talk declared II utterly with
lively assured me he had no other ambition
in being President than TO serve tho
party and the country. He said II he could feel
free TO consult his own comfort he would lay
down the once OF President at once. That was
~ ks& sE<k}f<fhNe said about tho matter.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-05
The Significance of the Letter.

Washington special to Chicago Times
The significance of the Presidents letter
to Secretary Lamar is increased by the cir
cumstances Of its publication. The Secre-
tary left here for Charleston Monday morn
ing, and he has not returned. He is ex-
pected back on Monday. The letter is
dated last Monday, and was given to the press
last night, so that the President wrote the
letter and made it public while the Secreta-
ry was absent, and the Secretary did not see
the Presidents letter to him until il was
published in all the papers. BY giving
this letter TO the public before the Secre-
tary saw it the President made the snub ad-
ministered to the Secretary as severe as
possible. There is some curiosity to see
how Mr.. Lamar will take it.
People who have paid attention 10 public
land matters, recognize that an emergency
existed which called for just such action as
the President had the nerve and sense to
take
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-05
CRAWLING, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY MAY o 1887

The stock rebounded with force as the
artificial pressure was taken of, and the
blacklegs who had been selling it short to
skin" him saw il advance above the price
at which he had made the original pur-
chase, 80 that he unloaded at q Profit and
they were the losers.
One or two anecdotes that are character
istic of grimly humorous side of his dis
position may be told. Four or five years
ago a book keeper in his bank proved de-
faulter. The clerk had desk near the
vault, out of which, by some sleight-of-
hand, he had stolen money for years and
falsifed the books so as TO cover it. Ex-
actly how il was done could not be ex-
planned, and nobody could tell how much
cash he had got away with. The sum stolen
was supposed to be hundreds of thousands
of dollars, and the thelts lad been ding on
for at least six or seven years before they
were discovered. Mitchell was talking
about the weather one day TO friend, and
smiled Ii .htly at the loss. But" said he,
"there's my nephew, John Johnston, who
is an expert book keeper and has charge OF
the looks, and he can't tell how it hap
pened. It's dom'd good joke on John
Johnston that he couldn't see what was 60
ing on before his eyes,"
The late Chief Justice L. G.. Ryan, OF
Wisconsin, had something of the toldy in
his disposition while he was struggling for
livelihood as n needy lawyer. After he
became Chief Ju tice he decid, all the
cases under the absurd granger laws against
the railroads, and e. g ST. Paul line suffered
severely. The Chief Justice met the rail-
road magnate after the decisions were
given. "Why, how we'll you are looking,
Mr. MITCHELL" said the Chief Justice, with
an affability that at that period he showed
TO few men. "Yes," said Mitchell, I've
been getting fot (fat) on your decisions.
The sneer cut the great iurist like knife,
and he walked awav without word.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-05
Around the Rases.

Murphy, of the Boston team, is the
youngest catcher in the league, being but
10 years old.
The new rules have the effect Of keeping
the catcher under the bat the greater part
ofthe game.
The ST. Louis team got $500 for its
share OF the rec, mt games, and the Chica-
gbs took $4,000 for their share.
The colored league seems to have come
TO q sudden halt. The interstate commerce
bill made railway travel TOO expensive for
them:
The American Association Captains are;
st. Louis, Coniskeyl Brooklyn, Swart,
wood; Louisville, Hecker; Cincinnati, Fen
nelly; Athletic, Stoveyi Metropolitan, Orr;
Baltimore, Greenwoodl Cleveland, Snyder.
The Captains OF the League teams for
1887 are: Chicago, Anson, Detroit, Han
Ion, New York. Ward; Philadelphia, Ir-
win; Boston, Kelly; Washington, Farrell;
Pittsburg, Brown; Indianapolis, Glass
cock. II might be well to cut this out for
reference.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-05
the MITCHELL FUNERAL.
One of the Largest That Ever Took
Place in the City Of Mil
Waukee.
Impressive Services by the Clergy at the
- Church and the Pilgrimage
to the Grave.
milwaukee special.l

The funeral Of Alexander Mitchell was
tho largest ever witnessed in Milwaukee.
1t took place from st. James Episcopal
Church. Before removing the casket from
the house, Rev. DIR. Keene read prayer in
the presence of the family.
The scene at the church was in accord
ance with the beautiful ritual of the Episco-
pal Church, OF which Mr.. Mitchell was
devoted member.
About all of the seats in the church were
reserved for the relatives and friends, for
the Governor and staff, the State and city
officials and delegations of societies, COM
merce and railroad bodies and delegations.
The casket was opened, and the remains
lay in state until the hour of the funeral.
A constant stream of people had been
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-05

WHILE agreeing in general with the
theory that comets have their origin
beyond the limits of the solar system,
Prof. Daniel Kirkwood finds proof that
some of those Of short period are minor
planets, whose orbits in the asteroid
zone have been changed through the
perturbing influence of the large plan
cts. The third comet of 1884, for in
stance, seems to have been drawn from
the asteroids by Jupiter in May, 1876,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-05

A PosTMAN who died lately in Ger
many had received pension for fifty
seven years. The amount was only
about 80 per year, however. He was
disabled by an accident soon after en-
tering upon his duties, but lived to the
age of ninety-three years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-05

AN artesian we'll being sunk ct White
Plains, New, ia down over 1900 feet,
aud can go no further until the water,
which is seventeen per cent. salt and
so heavy that the ropes and tools float
on It and the drill does not penetrate
the rock, has been shut out.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-05

Fully dozen applications for the Su-
perintendency Of the State Public School
have been fled with Secretary Randall,
number Of them being from prominent ed
ucators in the State, but ex- Superintendent
Foster is still in charge of the institution.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-05

j. Monroe Longyear, Of Marquette,.
and E. w. Sparrow of lansing. have pur--
chased 10000 acres Of mineral land in the
Vermilion and Missaukee iron ranges of
Minnesota, and will at once put in large
force Of men at work prospecting for ORE.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-05
AcOrInR.
President Young, of the ase-Ball
League, has addressed the following letter
to the official scorers:

President Young, of the Base Ball
League, has addressed the following letter
to the official scorers:
To the official scorers of tho National League:
In reviewing the new code with n view to as
certaining II there are any points to which the
attention Of the official scorers should be
drawn, have come upon the provision credit
ing stolen base to a runner where the same is
secured through the assistance OF a misplay
other than a battery error-an overthrow or
tumble, for example. The philosophy OF this
credit is perfectly logical. The runner earns a
base by making daring attempt to secure it,
and IL successful, even though assisted by an
error deserves the point. The credits will, OF
course. be included in your official returns of
stolen bases We now come, however to the
point which desire to emphasize. This query
has been propounded to mo: Suppose player
reaches first on a hit, steals second ON a tumble
of the Daseman, and is batted home, Is the run
but the point should be carefully borne in mind
in filling out the earned-run blank In your score
sheets. Earned runs, IL should be remembered,
are not credited to individuals, nor do
thoy have any particular bearing upon the
status OF n club in making up the average
which constitute the monthly and annual rec
ords They are important factors, however in
gauging the effectiveness of n pitcher and IL is
In this light alone that they should be regarded.
IL is then mnnifestly unfair to charge n pitcher
with a run earned off his delivery when bases
secured by ielding errors are essential factors
i'm It, Obviously tn pitcher can in no way be
responsible for q muff by the basemen or an
overthrow by the catcher. In computing earned
runs, therefore, you will scan your scores care
fully and omit tallies in which the stolen base
assisted by an error is a necessary element
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-05

TIE origin Of the Hohenzollern, the
present reigning family in Prussia, is
ascribed to Thassilo, who, about 800,
built the castle of Hohenzollern. His
descendant, Frederick of Nuremburg,
was made Elector Of Brandenburg in
1417.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-05

The French and Indian war cost the
colonies in the neighborhood of $20,-
600, 900.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-05

-DIED for want Of one foot Of rope" is
the suggestive verdict Of q lynching party
out West.-Bost0R Star.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-05
BASEBALL.
President Young Addresses Letter to
the Official Scorers or the Ma
tiOnal League.
Attacking the Reserve Rule-President
Spalding Unjustly Censured-NOtes
of the Game.
attaching the Reserve Rule.

The unwarranted attacks of certain
papers upon President Spalding, of the
Chicago Base Ball Club, regarding the
sale of the releases of players to other
clubs has earned the contempt Of lovers
of fair play, says the Inter Ocean.
The reserve rule was the salvation
Of the professional base-ba clubs that
adopted it. The National agreement pre-
tects the smallest club in its list, and no
matter how good player they may de-
velop, they are protected against the deser-
ton of the player by the offer of big
salary. But for this rule the spirit of
rivalry which exists between the profess
sional ball clubs of the country would re-
suit in the total disintegration of every pro-
fessonal team at the end of each season,
and the competitive bidding by clubs for
ball-players' services would finally result
in extravagant salary lists that would bank
rupt every club that attempted to stand up
under it, and effectually kill the sport pro-
fessionally. The Chicagos were the last
to sell q release; all the other clubs had
sold releases. President Spaldin0 said:
"The case of Mccormick is peculiar.
He, with Glas scock. Briody, and another,
deserted from the league, and, tempted by
into Lucas club in the Union Association.
The Cleveland Club promptly expelled
them for their action. The Union Associ-
alton went TO pieces, and these deserters
found themselves blacklisted and thrown
out of employment. At the personal So
licitation of Mccormick (who came 10 me
with tears in his eyes, begging me for
Gods sake to put him in q way to earn a
living, and at the request OF Mr.. Lucas, l
interested myself to secure the reinstatement
of the deserters, They were reinstated.
Nc Cormick went to the Providence team,
and his habits were 80 against him that
the Providence management wanted to re-
lease him to me for 5000. 7 bought his
release, but not until had talk with him,
in which he said he wanted TO come to
Chicago. and promised me that we should
have nothing to complain of on the score
of his habits. Last year his habits were
so notorious that We could not endure
them, and hence the discipline against
which he rebelled. We did it in his inter-
est as we'll as our own. / submit whether
have not been McCormick's friend, an d
whether he has not good ground for being
grateful 10 the management Of the Chicago
Club"
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-30

his arm encircling her waist, and his
kisses would be where his-Regineld's-
had never beer, on her brow, her hair, her
lips: while he was here, On his couch,
crushed, lonely, desolate and longing only
for death.
Suddenly the chimes rang out ioyouslg
and merrily in the square, ivied tower Of
the village church; but the sound brought
no message of giadness or peace to the
ear OF Reginald Talbot. It came rather
like the muffied knelI that announces the
hour OF doom to the dying.
He made wild essay, as if he would
start to his feet-instinct with emotion,
convulsed by an inward struggle-only
TO sink back among his cushions; while
the old and attached servant. Bethis
Barlow, Ignorant of his thoughts, Of ali
he felt and endured, burst in exciaiming ::
"The Joy bells-the marriage bells of
Miss Amy-bless her little heart. You
hear them, Master Reginald" she added,
as If he was still boy, as with clash and
clang the notes came upon the frosty air
through the open window, where she had
swept away the snow, that Melanie might
feed the robins IS usual.
LATENT only on listening to the wedding
chimes and the sound of cheering that
came from the village, she did not remark
the changed appearance of the unhappy
young man, who looked, as he felt, dying.
As he reclined back, with closed eyes,
he hoped the fist had gone forth that
would give peace to his overtaxed heart
and, so far as this world is concerned,
oblivion to mis- soul.
A fl had come upon him-one from
which he was long in rallying; and the
dreadful announcement that he "was
gone" were the frst tidings that met
Melsnie on her return from the festivities
st the vicarsge.
But Reginald did not die, though left in
8 more PROSTATE condition than ever; and
another shock of misery now awaited the
unfortunate Melanie.
To be Continued Nsrt WeeE1
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-30
A BLOODY RIOT.
A Saloen Row In which Several Men ar
Seriously Wounded.

A Salosn Row In which Several Men are
Seriously Wounded.
| CINCINNATI, OHIO, Dec. 25.-At mid
night last night the sheriff of Kenton
county, Kentucky, received telegram
from the toll-gate keeper at Erlanger, a
village about eight miles from Covington
on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad.
| The telegram read:
"Erlanger, Ky, Dec. 24.-Send officers,
bloody riot"
JEFF Childress, the Sheriff, and posse
| went from COvington. The facts Of the
case are that In Boone county, Kentucky,
prohibition prevails and Erlanger is 3
near station for the Boone county boys to
get liquor. They have been assembling
there Saturday nights and drinking at
John Corners saloon. They disliked
Albert Gates, the bar-keeper, and
having given him notice to quit,
they decided last night to drive him away.
They got up fight in the saloon late at
night and Gates put them out. There
were seven in the gang. Gates barr
the door. The gang returned and were
refused admission. They then smashed
In the windows with stones and fired
their pistols through the doors and win
dows. Gates and his two companions
returned the fire. The assailants retired
to reload, returned and made q rush at
the house. The three men within fred
from the windows with deadly effect. The
outsiders shot we're Rome R!espuse,
thigh snd arm; Frank Riespuse, head,
very badly; Ben Stevens, face, ball
lodged near the ear; John Dossey, breast
and leg. The wounded were taken In
wagons to Florence, Ky. The worst
fighting WAS from about half past IL till
half past O'Clock, though shots were
fred at the saloon till after O'Clock this
morning. No arrests have been made.